發國難財

Chinese

		to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop	a national calamity; a national disaster	money; wealth; riches money; wealth; riches; property; valuables
trad. (發國難財)		發	國難	財
simp. (发国难财)		发	国难	财

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fā guónàn cái

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄚ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄋㄢˋ ㄘㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): faat³ gwok³ naan⁶ coi⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fā guónàn cái
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄚ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄋㄢˋ ㄘㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fa guónàn cái
    • Wade–Giles: fa¹ kuo²-nan⁴ tsʻai²
    • Yale: fā gwó-nàn tsái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fa gwonann tsair
    • Palladius: фа гонань цай (fa gonanʹ caj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fä⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ³⁵ nän⁵¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: faat³ gwok³ naan⁶ coi⁴
    • Yale: faat gwok naahn chòih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: faat⁸ gwok⁸ naan⁶ tsoi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: fad³ guog³ nan⁶ coi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːt̚³ kʷɔːk̚³ naːn²² t͡sʰɔːi̯²¹/

Verb

發⫽國難財 (verb-object)

1. (derogatory) to profiteer from a nationwide disaster